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In 2013 there was an idea percolating in the minds of several Makawao residents and businesses - the need to record and preserve the rich culture and history of Makawao and Upcountry Maui. And in a record time of two…

The Makawao Fourth of July Rodeo has been a remarkable success from its very beginning. One Sunday in July of 1956, 2,000 fans (four times more than organizers expected and had seats for) watched paniolo from three islands battle it out…

The four buildings that comprise the Makawao Crossroads have a common tie: the name Tam. It was natural that the Chinese, the first ethnic group brought in for plantation labor would be early residents and property owners. Tam Sing, Tam…

Sugar cultivation in Makawao began in 1857 with the East Maui Sugar Plantation also known as the Kaluanui Plantation. The most significant Makawao sugar operation began in 1869, when Henry P. Baldwin and Samuel T. Alexander purchased a 12-acre Hawaiian…